Show Reforming Gambler Little Johnny the youthful contributor contribu-tor of the Argonaut records this moral tale A preecher wich had been a wicked gamier fore he was a preecherH he seen a feller which was a gamier to and he sed the preecher lie jest play cards with this pore mizable sinner and win ol hfs mutiny and wen he is busted mabe he will lisen to the divine trooth and be saved So they played and the preecher winned ol the felluis munny every cent and then he sed Now seehow wicked you have ben to loos ynre munny and jure whife and babys havent jrot no bred for to eat And the gamier he sed Thas so and he but out a cryin Thensthey j preeecher he sed Pore sinner Il ou prommice ma unto yure onner tofriot to lay cards agin IIe give tQIbac i 5 cos Ime a preeheri So the gamier h was stonislied andsed I nevenFee sech a good man I prommice yea indeed In-deed and haven bless you ann he busted out cryin again the gamier did Then the preecher he give him back ol his munny and the feller put it in his pocket aDd whiped his eyes andblode his nose grutqfle and tben heithot u wile and pretty suie he coffed and head he-ad to the pieecher I fed miti meIin taking back this hundred itollarj from a man wieh has rescewed me foU card 1 cud pLtpin tell you what lie do you put up a other hundred aginl it and well toss up or the pile hejs orltailfT best two outot thre |